Chapter 627: earth core essence, A Deal

Xiao Fan could hear it; this old tree, which had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, was afraid of death.

From this, it was evident that the other party's current state was indeed very poor.

"How is your strength now?" Xiao Fan asked. "Why didn't that snake demon directly attack you?"

This was also what puzzled Xiao Fan. That snake demon had certainly arrived in this stone cave much earlier than he had.

And according to what the giant tree said, the snake demon was after its Spiritual Charm, so why hadn't the two of them fought?

"We Spirit Monsters are naturally averse to fighting. Now that I am heavily injured, I can at most display strength equivalent to the Middle Stage of your Pi Hai Realm," the giant tree replied. "Furthermore, exerting that strength would cause my own injuries to worsen drastically, so I cannot easily take action…"

Xiao Fan nodded, stroking his chin, pondering how much of what the old tree just said was true and how much was false.

"Little friend, every word I just said is the truth!"

"That snake demon's strength was inferior to yours? Why didn't it act, and why didn't it leave?" Xiao Fan asked. This was the most critical question.

If it couldn't win, why didn't it leave?

This was very suspicious. That snake demon possessed intelligence; it couldn't possibly be an idiot.

"This…" The aged voice was extremely hesitant, even more so than when it told Xiao Fan about the Spiritual Charm.

"Speak up," Xiao Fan said coldly. He felt that the old tree was definitely hiding something.

Xiao Fan wouldn't easily believe the words of a tree demon that had lived for tens of thousands of years.

"This stone cave is very special… Its location happens to connect to the Earth Core Spring deep within the Foundations of this Secret Realm, and that Earth Core Spring contains an item called: earth core essence…" The old tree very reluctantly explained the whole story.

earth core essence was a top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure!

It was an essence that could only possibly form after countless years in places where Earth Core Springs were concentrated.

Its effects were startling; just a small piece could repair Foundation injuries and greatly increase spiritual power!

In short, it was miraculous, and this earth core essence hadn't appeared in the outside world for who knows how many years.

Although its value was not as precious as a creation fruit, the difficulty of its formation was not at all inferior to that of a creation fruit.

"Little friend… this earth core essence exists within the Earth Core Spring, and it is only convenient for my Spirit Monster race to retrieve it. I urgently need this earth core essence for recovery, but after consuming it, I will enter a period of weakness… That snake demon was waiting for that exact opportunity," the old tree answered honestly.

Xiao Fan looked thoughtful. A moment later, he looked the giant tree up and down with a smile.

Xiao Fan's gaze at this moment was even more greedy than before…

"Little friend… every word is true," the old tree said urgently.

"I know you're telling the truth, but what I want to ask is whether that earth core essence is already in your hands right now," Xiao Fan said.

"This… this…" The old tree stammered, but finally told the truth: the earth core essence was indeed in its hands.

It just didn't dare to consume it. After all, it hadn't lied just now; if it consumed the earth core essence, it would have a period of weakness.

With the snake demon watching greedily from the side, if it fell into a weakened state, it definitely wouldn't be able to defeat the snake demon, and it would be the one to die!

Xiao Fan's sudden appearance and his killing of the snake demon had actually made it incredibly excited!

It was very patient and quiet, waiting for Xiao Fan to leave so it could swallow the earth core essence and wait to recover to its Peak!

One had to know that it was a Grade 7 Demonic Beast, equivalent to a human's Yuding Realm!

If it could recover its cultivation, it could walk unchallenged within this Secret Realm.

Beside Xiao Fan, Wei Zhongshan's mouth hung open, his face full of disbelief.

His Big Brother had actually guessed that the old tree had already obtained the earth core essence!

Not only was his strength that of a Prodigy, but was his brain also this sharp?

Wei Zhongshan cast a look of admiration at Xiao Fan, his respect even deeper than before!

"I don't want to make things difficult for you. Give me a portion of the earth core essence, and I'll leave. How about it?" Xiao Fan directly demanded. Although he used a negotiating tone, his attitude was very firm.

Moreover, the old tree could feel that if it didn't give it up, Xiao Fan might directly resort to force.

If any other Yihuang Province Genius had come in, they probably would have been whipped to death by one of the old tree's vines long ago!

But not Xiao Fan. This little fellow was terrifyingly ferocious; he had just beaten that Grade 6 snake demon to death alive!

Furthermore, Xiao Fan's strange movement technique gave it no confidence that it could keep him here even if it exerted its full power!

If it exerted its full power and Xiao Fan escaped… only to come back later to kill it…

Then the old tree itself would be in danger.

The old tree fell silent for a long while… After much consideration, it finally agreed.

"Very well," the old tree replied.

Xiao Fan nodded with satisfaction and stood there without moving, waiting for the old tree to share the spoils!

As expected of Big Brother… Wei Zhongshan was beyond impressed. He hadn't expected that in this stone cave, besides obtaining Spiritual Spring Liquid, they could also get a Heaven And Earth Treasure like earth core essence!!

Although he hadn't heard of earth core essence before, he knew just by the name that it was definitely good stuff.

The towering tree emitted a burst of golden light. This golden light was dazzling, and from within it, Xiao Fan could feel an aura of the ages.

It was clear that this old tree had indeed lived for countless years.

The golden light dissipated, and the towering giant tree gradually vanished, finally transforming into the figure of an old man with kind features and a head full of white hair.

He walked up to Xiao Fan with a face full of helplessness and handed over a mysterious crystal the size of a fist.